The Home Machinist!

not trying to be sarcastic, but what's wrong with a lighter stuck into the firedoor?

Very nice! Will there be many or any differences between the detailing on this and the previous berks you've done?

Looks awesome! What's next to do after the cab?

is the mercer butterfly door set big enough to remove grates etc in 1.5? Are they manual or air operated?

Are the brad bluth doors still available? If so what is the price?

Does Brad have a website?

Who makes a basic over sized butterfly door for coal fired 1.5 scale locos?

Why not use Krieder's Berkshire castings and simply extend the design from a 2-8-4 to a 2-10-4? That'd be pretty darn close chassis wise to the TP locomotive. then put a 12 inch boiler on it instead. this would get you around having to design a lot of your own castings, patterns etc which would sign...

For something with a wider firebox ie a Mikado or hudson etc will that work? As the burner will be much more narrow than the firebox.

Was it a temporary install? How were the lines/valves routed since temporary?

do many people make temporary propane conversions from coal for Train mountain? Not sure what the best way to do a temporary propane setup would be for a 4-6-0, pacific etc?

Any pics of the Phil Wonder loco?

Great to see an update. Did you have to alter much to fit those cylinders to the frame? For example particularly the height of the cylinder centerline